Nation and Religion in Eastern European Cinema since 1989

The program of the conference Iconic Turns - Nation and Religion in Eastern European Cinema since 1989 is online [.pdf]. It will take place from June 18 - 20 at the University of Münster, Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", Johannisstraße 1-4, 48143 Münster.

Including the Plenary Sessions A.1: Postcommunist cinemas A.2: Versions and Translation A.3: European Co-production Across the Ages B.1: Theoretical / Research Frameworks B.2: Europe Across Borders B.3: The National as European
Keynote Speech Thomas Elsaesser: "Enlarging the Context" European Cinema in the 21st Century
Confirmed Plenary Speakers Ginette Vincendeau and Dina Iordanova: Language and Identity in European Cinema

CfP: Cinema in Eastern Europe

Posted in the Calls for Papers / Events Weblog three days ago you can find a CfP for a conference dealing with the topic Iconic Turns: Nation and Religion in Eastern European Cinema since 1989. A conference to be held at the University of Münster, Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics”, Germany, 18-20 June 2010. Deadline is 31 March, 2010.

CfP: Re-evaluating DEFA Cinema

The German Studies Association (GSA) in Oakland, California organizes its 34th Annual Conference from October 7th to 10th, 2010, dealing with the topic of DEFA Cinema. Deadline for submissions is January 31st.

In recent years, scholarship about East Germany's film company DEFA has undergone a cultural turn. Barbara Eichinger, co-editor of the 2009 essay collection "Film im Sozialismus - die DEFA" (see description below), acknowledges a shift in GDR scholarship towards "transnationale und historiografische Perspektiven auf die kulturellen, soziologischen und politischen Gegebenheiten" (20). Among other conferences, the Fifth Biennial Summer Film Institute by the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst in 2009 looked at new approaches of "Rewriting (East) German Cinema: Issues in Film Methodology and Historiography".

Polish Cinema in an International Context

This international conference, taking place on December 4th-5th, 2009 in the Cornerhouse, Manchester, is part of POLSKA! YEAR in the United Kingdom. It will consider Polish cinema in an international context and feature contributions from both leading Polish, UK and international academics, as well as professionals involved with the production, distribution, archiving and promotion of Polish films.